May 19, Saturday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. More than 100 people have reportedly died when a Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed just after taking off from an airport in the Cuban capital, Havana.
  2. Ten people were killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting at a high school in the U.S. state of Texas.
  3. The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have asked the government to step up efforts to secure the return of their loved ones.

May 18, Friday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Sara Macdonald

  1. U.S. President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will get what he calls very strong protections if he agrees to denuclearize.
  2. Leaders from Japan as well as 18 Pacific island nations and territories will open two days of talks in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
  3. NHK has learned that Chinese anti-trust authorities have given the go-ahead to the sale of a chip-making unit of Japanese electronics maker Toshiba.